Chris Hall

JANUARY 31, 2023

DWS whistle-blower Desiree Fixler has criticised European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) for not reaching out to her regarding their investigation into greenwashing in sustainable investment, while other consultation responses focused on ESG rating agencies, harmonisation, and definitional nuances of greenwashing.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 6, 2023

It was supported by an informal technical expert group, and a founding partner group consisting of Global Canopy, UNDP, UNEP FI, and WWF, to develop recommendations for more effective nature-related disclosures in order to promote more informed investment decision-making.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 15, 2022

ISSB’s new definition of sustainability will be included in the general sustainability standard, meaning that companies will need to outline their dependencies on and the risks of natural ecosystems and human capital to their business over the short- to long-term. .

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Richard Matthews

APRIL 20, 2022

Sustainable capitalism also invites efforts to reinforce sustainability as a fiduciary issue, create advisory services for sustainable asset management, expand the range and depth of sustainable investment products; reconsider the appropriate definition for growth beyond GDP and integrate sustainability into business education at all levels.

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Sense and Sustainability

JUNE 30, 2021

Dis]Comfort Blanket It is this similar spirit behind our laser focus on disclosure and reporting that has forced the co-Chair of the UNEP Inquiry Simon Zadek to remark that “we moved from “if you want to manage it, measure it” to “if you are clueless what to do, then measuring it is a good comfort blanket.”

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Chris Hall

MAY 13, 2022

For the past two years, our research has cautioned that the absence of any internationally accepted definition of net zero and any guidance on how corporates can achieve it was hindering corporate climate progress and the ability to measure the efficacy of corporate pledges. C trajectory. We need to be supporting both actions.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2023

In March 2021, the Align project was also launched, led by the United Nation’s Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and funded by the European Commission.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Stronger wording might have been possible, but this was a big step in the right direction,” said Remco Fischer, Climate Lead, UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). That’s something that the markets and the investors need to navigate,” says UNEP FI’s Fischer. C in realistic reach.

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Chris Hall

JULY 13, 2022

The definition does not imply a complete absence of human management and the assessment excludes feral and introduced populations. Funded by member governments, it is not a United Nations body, but its secretariat is provided by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Almost 140 governments attended the Bonn conference.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 1, 2023

However, the NZIA’s existing three-pronged target-setting framework has previously been criticised for being too soft, with loopholes in definitions and a lack of ambition.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Our prediction: As at COP27, international disagreement is likely to mean that any definitive language on this point is very unlikely. Ahead of COP28, UNEP released its flagship adaptation report, finding that the current “adaptation finance gap” sits at about US$194 – 366 billion per year.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In January this year, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) cast doubt on some of the more extravagant claims made for the ‘green-ness’ of natural gas. In October 2021, UNEP reported : “Global plastic production has risen exponentially in the last decades. It now amounts to some 400 million tonnes per year. But with whom exactly?

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